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Tulsa, Oklahoma was named the most affordable according to a new survey.(Getty Images)

If one of your New Year’s resolutions was to save money and budget better, living somewhere affordable can really help keep your expenses down. So where are the most budget-friendly cities in the country?

Apartment Guide and LearnVest surveyed 1,000 renters between the ages of 18 and 34 and broke down internal data to determine which cities had the lowest average rent and lowest cost of living according to The Council for Community and Economic Research.

The survey named Tulsa, Oklahoma as the most affordable city in the U.S., but it wasn’t the only city in the state to make the list: Oklahoma City came in tenth on the list. Ohio is another state with several metropolitan areas represented; Columbus, Dayton, and Cinncinnati all made the cut.

Not surprisingly, some of the largest cities in the country (New York, Los Angeles, and Chicago) didn’t make the list. The average rent for an apartment in New York City topped $3,000 per month last year, while the average national rent hovers just above $1,000 per month.

In order to help meet your financial goals, LearnVest recommends budgeting your resources with a 50/20/30 approach in which you spend 50 percent of your income on essentials like food, heat, and shelter; 20 percent on retirement, debt payment, and savings; and 30 percent on discretionary items like shopping, entertainment, and gym fees.

Check out the top ten most affordable cities in the country and tell us: did yours make the list?